Difference between online and on line - English Language Learners Stack ...
27 Jan 2026 at 11:16pm
When do we use online as one word and when as two words? For example, do we say :"I want to go online or on line?"
What is a very general term or phrase for a course that is not online?
28 Jan 2026 at 4:17am
4 I'm trying to find the most general term or phrase for the opposite of "online course". When a course is not online, but in a classroom, or anywhere else people interact in the same place, not through a computer, how would I call it? I'm translating some words used in messages and labels in a e-learning web application used by companies.
meaning - Does "discord" mean disagreement as the name of an ...
27 Jan 2026 at 6:13am
There is an application, named "Discord", for online conversation. Does discord have another meaning which is probably more suited for the application, or is the application intended for disagreement?
word choice - "available in the store" Or "available in-store ...
27 Jan 2026 at 2:02am
"In-store" is increasingly being used alongside "online": "This computer is available in-store and online". You might ring, email or text the store and ask "Is this available in-store, because I'd really like to look at it and use the one on display". If you actually in the store, you have choices including: "Is this (computer) available in this store?" (I think better than "in the store") or ...
Bought vs Have bought - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
26 Jan 2026 at 7:36pm
I bought a new cell phone I have bought a new cell phone What is the difference?
How to inform the link of a scheduled online meeting in formal emails ...
25 Jan 2026 at 9:24pm
I am writing a formal email to someone to send him the link of a scheduled online meeting. I have already acknowledged him before about the meeting. I can not figure out the most appropriate and fo...
word request - Opposite to 'online' where 'offline' won't work ...
27 Jan 2026 at 8:57am
To emphasize the contrast between the operations through online stores and ones with physical stores, buildings, or facilities, you can use the term brick-and-mortar (also written: brick and mortar, bricks and mortar, B&M). brick-and-martar adjective a brick-and-mortar business is a traditional business that does not operate on the Internet According to Wikipedia, More specifically, in the ...
Usage of "Staying online" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
27 Jan 2026 at 3:02pm
I know that "online" means a person is reachable over the Internet. Can I say "staying online" while speaking about phone calls? Example: Thanks for staying online. (Thanks for not hanging up w...
"What was best" vs "what was the best"? - English Language Learners ...
25 Jan 2026 at 8:09am
In your context, the best relates to {something}, whereas best relates to a course of action. Plastic, wood, or metal container? What was the best choice for this purpose? Plastic, wood, or metal container? What was best to choose for this purpose? Either is acceptable, and the practical meaning is the same, but their referents, implicit not explicit, are different.
"Which one is the best" vs. "which one the best is"
26 Jan 2026 at 4:22pm
Your original is correct as-is, except you need to remove the question mark at the end because it's not a question. What I imagine you are already thinking: The sentence ends with a string of "wh-" noun clauses. These clauses are not questions, so the last one should also not be a question. "Which one is the best" is obviously a question format, so it makes sense that " which one the best is ...
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27 Jan 2026 at 11:16pm
When do we use online as one word and when as two words? For example, do we say :"I want to go online or on line?"
What is a very general term or phrase for a course that is not online?
28 Jan 2026 at 4:17am
4 I'm trying to find the most general term or phrase for the opposite of "online course". When a course is not online, but in a classroom, or anywhere else people interact in the same place, not through a computer, how would I call it? I'm translating some words used in messages and labels in a e-learning web application used by companies.
meaning - Does "discord" mean disagreement as the name of an ...
27 Jan 2026 at 6:13am
There is an application, named "Discord", for online conversation. Does discord have another meaning which is probably more suited for the application, or is the application intended for disagreement?
word choice - "available in the store" Or "available in-store ...
27 Jan 2026 at 2:02am
"In-store" is increasingly being used alongside "online": "This computer is available in-store and online". You might ring, email or text the store and ask "Is this available in-store, because I'd really like to look at it and use the one on display". If you actually in the store, you have choices including: "Is this (computer) available in this store?" (I think better than "in the store") or ...
Bought vs Have bought - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
26 Jan 2026 at 7:36pm
I bought a new cell phone I have bought a new cell phone What is the difference?
How to inform the link of a scheduled online meeting in formal emails ...
25 Jan 2026 at 9:24pm
I am writing a formal email to someone to send him the link of a scheduled online meeting. I have already acknowledged him before about the meeting. I can not figure out the most appropriate and fo...
word request - Opposite to 'online' where 'offline' won't work ...
27 Jan 2026 at 8:57am
To emphasize the contrast between the operations through online stores and ones with physical stores, buildings, or facilities, you can use the term brick-and-mortar (also written: brick and mortar, bricks and mortar, B&M). brick-and-martar adjective a brick-and-mortar business is a traditional business that does not operate on the Internet According to Wikipedia, More specifically, in the ...
Usage of "Staying online" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
27 Jan 2026 at 3:02pm
I know that "online" means a person is reachable over the Internet. Can I say "staying online" while speaking about phone calls? Example: Thanks for staying online. (Thanks for not hanging up w...
"What was best" vs "what was the best"? - English Language Learners ...
25 Jan 2026 at 8:09am
In your context, the best relates to {something}, whereas best relates to a course of action. Plastic, wood, or metal container? What was the best choice for this purpose? Plastic, wood, or metal container? What was best to choose for this purpose? Either is acceptable, and the practical meaning is the same, but their referents, implicit not explicit, are different.
"Which one is the best" vs. "which one the best is"
26 Jan 2026 at 4:22pm
Your original is correct as-is, except you need to remove the question mark at the end because it's not a question. What I imagine you are already thinking: The sentence ends with a string of "wh-" noun clauses. These clauses are not questions, so the last one should also not be a question. "Which one is the best" is obviously a question format, so it makes sense that " which one the best is ...
WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.
